Follower mechanism for filing-cabinets.



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FOLLOWER MEGHANISM FOR FILING 'GABINETS APPLICATIO `FILED MAY 29, 1913 Patented lvm/.10, 1914.

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" FOLLOWER-MECHANISM FOR FLING-CABINETS.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that l, 4IEvnnnrr"STCK, of Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga 'and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Follower Mechanism forv Filing-Cabinets, of'which the followingis a specificatien.

This invention hasvfor its objectfthe p'ro duction rof afollower mechanism for filing cabinets and the like which is simple Ain construction, economical for manufacture and .highly efficient'and .durable in use and it consistsvi'n the combinations andconsftru'ctions hereinafter set forth and claimed.

. the same beingA shown in rear'elevation.

lformed up Fig.' 2 is 4a longitudinal vertical sectional' View taken centrally of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a,

detail view of parts vseen in Figs. 1 and 2.

lThis follower lmechanism forling cabinets' .comprises a guide, a slide movable in the guide and coacting at its side margins with the guide, and a clamping member car! ried by the follower and coacting `with the guide. l

1 is .the drawl which is here shown as out of sheet metal; guide which,- as here shown, is in 2 is the :the form o f a channel .extending lengthwise of the bottom 0f the member 1 and as having its side margins 3 overhangiug the botlwith perfrations in its bottom vwhich receive ears'6 struck from bottom of thedepression 4 and inserted through said perforations and bent over onto the bottom of the guide 2 to hold the guide in'position.

7 is the slide movablealong the guide and c secured to the follower plate 8; and'9 is the clamping member pivoted tio a bracket to be v described on the follower plate 8 and coacting with the guide 2 and with the slide 7 to hold the follower and associated parts inV Specification of Letters Patent.

In describing this invention reference isv 10 being bent into angular form. to conform to. the angle formed by. the overhangig these angular ymargins arey preferably arranged with their edges running onv the bottom of the channel 'of the guide 2. However, if desired, the angular formation of the margins of the slide 2 may be modified or vdispensed with. |The slide 7 is. 4usuallyformed with a central lengthwisedepression 12 for lreceiving the card guide rod 13 and the angular formation of the margins of the guide 2 provide ample roornfor-this vdepression without forming alslot orv depression in the bottom of the channel 2. The depression 12 rterminates y short of the bottom :of the secured to-the lengthwise intermediate portion of theA slide 7- between the overhanging lmargins. of the guide. To facilitate the seg curement of the bracket to the' slide, the slide is raised between the overhanging margins 3 of ,the4 guide 2.and above said `margins as A illustrated at 14, and the depression de;v

pends centrally *from the raised portion'.

`The bracket is here shown as- U shaped vhaving its intermediate portionsecured to the raised portion 14.g of the slide 7 and its .branches extendingupwardly; and `this U- shaped bracket .is preferably provided .by forming horizontallyand rearwardly eX- I tending flanges 15, 16 onthe follower plate, the flangel-being at thelower edge ofthe follower plated. said flange Aoverlying the tom of the channel.. This guide, j as here shown, is located in a depression 4-formed in the bottom 5 of the draw, a-ndfis provided extendingianges 16 meeting the flange 115.l

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v i PatentedN ov. 10, 1914.' Application filed May 23, 1913. Serial No. 776,611.

.lmargins 3 and the sides 11 of the guide-2,and

4channel 2in order to clear the ears 6. The

slide 7 is connected to the Afollower plate by means associated therewith as -a-bracket The flanges 15,16 are' struck from the sheet vsuitable fastening means to the vertical* flanges 16, The flange 15 is secured to the metal follower plate, andffthe ia'nge 15 is. l

intermediate portion 14 of the slide 7 by means of rivets lSfor any other suitable f astening means, these rivets also passing through-a bearing -plate 19 resting on the i' upper face of the flange 15.

The operating member 9- is pivoted to the i vertical anges 16',`and is `here shown `as provided withA side flanges I20 arranged contiguous to .the' vertical flanges 16, the pivot 2 1for they clamping member'Q .ex-

overhanging l margins 3 and `said member .is located in the rear of the follower and coacts withI the guide at a point slightly in the rear of the slide 7, and the slide 7 preferably extends in front of the follower' plate 'from a point substantiallyush with the' rear edge of the-horizontal edge 15.' This arrangement permits the slidef7 to bind against the gulde 2 when force is applied to 'the front face of the follower plate, and the which clamping member 9 hasnot been operated; but not to bind when pressure is applied to the follower plate to force the same forwardly. l

The follower mechanism is particularly simple and economical in construction ,owing "to the arrangement ofthe parts 'by which the slide, follower and clamping member are assembled, and tothe arrangement by` prov1s1on for the card guide rodis made.

What I claim is 1.- A follower mechanism for.. filing cabinets comprising a yguide in the form of a channel havingits side margins overhang ing its bottom, and a slide movable intthe under the overhanging margins of thechan nel and bent into vangular form to conform to the angles formed by the sides ofthe channel and the overhanglng margins, substantially as and `for'the purpose described. 2. A follower mechanism for ling cabinets comprising a guide-in the form of a ,i

channel having its side margins overhanging its'bottom, and a slide movable in the guide and having its side margins running under the overhanging margins of the channel and bent into angular form to conform ,to the angles formedv by the sides ofthe channel and the overhanging margins, the edges of said marginslof the slide running on the bottom of the channel, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. A followermechanismfor filing cabi- `nets comprising aguide and a slide movable alongthe guide and engaging at its side edges with the guide, the slide being se cured to the follower and being formed with a lengthwise depression for receiving a card retaining rod, substantially vas and for the purpose set forth.

4. A follower mechanism for filing 'cabinets comprising aA follower, a guide in the form of a channel having its side margins overhanging its bottom, and a slide movable in the guide and having its side margins running under the overhanging marof theslide being secured to the follower reeivinfg a card Iretaining rod, substantially las' and oi" the purpose described.

5. A'follower mechanism for filing cabinets comprising a fo1lower,\,a guide in the 'form of a channel lhaving its side margins overhanging its bottom, and a slide movable in the guide and having its side margins running under the overhangingmargins of the 4channel and bent'into angular form to conform to the'angles formed by the sides of the channel and the overhanging'margins, and the intermediate portion ofthe slide 'being secured tothe follower and vformed with a lengthwise groove or depression for. receiv- -gine the channel, ,the intermediate portion and formed with a lengthwise depression for ing a' card retaining rod, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

6. A` follower mechanism for ling cabinets comprising a follower, 'a guide in the.

form'of la channel-having its side margins overhanging its bottom, and a slide movable in the guide 4and having its side margins running'iunder the overhanging margins of the margins thereof being raised above the overhanging marginsl of the guide and s'ecured to the follower and formed with a Aslide movable along the guide and having 'l' its side margins' engaging the guide, a

plate, the bracket being mounted on the Eintermediate portion of the slide between itsr side margins, and -a clamping member pivoted to the bracket, substantially as and for the purpose. described.

v 8. A follower mechanism for filing-cabinets comprising a follower plate, a guide in the form of a channel having its side lmargins overhanging its bottom, a slide movable in the guide and having its side margins running under the overhanging margins of the channel and intermediate lengthwise portions raised above the side margins thereof between the overhanging margins of the guide, a' bracket connecting the slideand the follower plate, the bracket beingmounted on the raised portion,and a `movable clamping member pivoted to the bracket, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

.central lengthwise depression for receiving.

bracketv connecting the slide and followerl fthe channel, the portion of the slide between1 IIC v9. A follower mechanism vfor filing cabi nets comprising a follower plate, a guide', a

slide movable along the guide and having having its intermediate portion mounted on the intermediate portion of the slide be- L, tween the margins thereof and. its 'branches extending upwardly and a movablelampextending upwardly, and a clamping member pivoted to said arms, substantially as and forthe purpose described.

11. A follower mechanism for filing cabinets comprising a follower plate, a guide, a slide movable along the guide andhaving its side margins engaging the guide, the follower plate being formed'with a horizontally extending flange at its lower edge secured to the intermediate portion of the slide, and a clamping member pivotally connected above theflange to the follower plate and` coacting with the upper faces of the said overhanging margins of the guide,

substantially'as and for the purpose specified.

12. A follower mechanism for filing cabinets comprising a follower plate, a guide in the'form of a channel having its side mar-- gins overhanging its bottom, a slide movable in the guide and having its side margins running under the overhanging'margins of the channel, the slide having its intermediate portion raisedbetween the overhanging margins of the guide and the follower platebeing formed with a horizontally extending flange at its lower edge overlying v said raised intermediate portion of the slide and secured thereto; and a pivoted clamping member carried by the follower plate and coacting with the upper faces 'of-the `overhanging margins, substantially as and-for the purpose set forth. p

13. A follower mechanism -for filing cabii nets comprising a` follower plate, a guide in the form of a channel having its side of Onondaga, in the State of New margins overhanging the bottom, a slide movable in the guide having its side margins running under the overhanging margins of the channel, the follower plate being formed with means projecting therefrom and secured tothe intermediate portion of the slidebetween said overhanging margins, and a clamping member pivotedto the said means and coacting with the upper faces of the voverhangmg margins, substantially as and for the purpose described. l

14. A follower mechanism for filing cabinets comprising afollower plate, a guide, a slide 'movable along the guide and having its side margins engaging the guide,the followerplate being formed with a horizontally extending flange at its lower edge secured -to the' intermediate portion of the slide between its margins, the follower plate `being also formed with verticallyextending flanges meeting the ends of said horizontal flange, and a clamping member pivoted to` the vertical flanges and coacting with the guide, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

15. A follower mechanism for filingcabinets comprising a. follower plate, a guide, a slide movable along the guide and having its side margins engagin the guide, the follower plite bein provi ed with a horizontally extending ange at its lower edge secured to the intermediate portion of the slide between they side margins thereof, said flange having upturned ends, the follower plate also having vertically extending flanges meeting the upturned, ends and secured thereto, and a clamping member pivoted tothe vertical flanges and coacting with= the guide, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two attesting witnesses, at Syracuse, in the county York, this 9th day of May, 1913.

EVERETT STCK. Witnesses:

E. J. LUND, CHAs. H. YOUNG. 

